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By:Lucas Connor
Dates:7/1/2015 - 7/15/2022
Album Info:BNSF's Scenic Subdivision is arguably one of the most famed rail lines in the US. Built in the late 1800s by the Great Northern Railway, the route runs from Seattle to Wenatchee, crossing the famed Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains, and paralleling the shores of Puget Sound from Everett to Seattle. The route sees around 20-30 trains per day, including eastbound and westbound sections of the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago, and Sounder commuter trains between Seattle and Everett. Images in this album include photos taken along the Stevens Pass climb from Everett to Wenatchee, and the run along the shore between Everett and the Salmon Bay Bridge in Ballard.
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BNSF ES44s
Title:  BNSF ES44s
Description:  A stack train rumbles past some parked units in Wenatchee, Washington. BNSF 6765 is an ES44C4, built in the early 2000s. The 7509 was built in 2007 as a ES44DC, and the 6684 is another ES44C4.
Photo Date:  7/1/2015  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:15:33 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6765(ES44C4) BNSF 7509(ES44DC) BNSF 6684(ES44C4)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
Stack Train
Title:  Stack Train
Description:  A stack train rumbles past the Amtrak station in Leavenworth heading east. The town of Leavenworth is behind the camera. The train likely departed Seattle earlier in the day. After passing the Leavenworth Station, the train will stop to wait for a westbound train to pass it.
Photo Date:  7/2/2015  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:17:15 PM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  147   Comments: 0
GN 599
Title:  GN 599
Description:  GN 599, still in BN paint, is on a side track in BNSFs small yard in Skykomish. The tracks in the foreground are 1/8 scale tracks owned by the Great Northern & Cascade Railway, a tourist attraction operating out of the Skykomish depot. The 599 has since been repainted into GNs Empire Builder scheme by volunteers at the GN&C and the depot.
Photo Date:  7/3/2015  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:21:46 PM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Scenic,Track
Locomotives:  GN 599(SD9)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
Loads for Seattle
Title:  Loads for Seattle
Description:  A BNSF grain train grinds to a halt outside the Wenatchee Yard. The pedestrian bridge over the tracks provides a good spot to watch the action.
Photo Date:  7/16/2016  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 8:16:25 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Yard,Action
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Views:  115   Comments: 0
BNSF 6013
Title:  BNSF 6013
Description:  BNSF 6013 rolls through Skykomish on the tail end of an empty coal train bound for points east. 6013 is 10 years old at the time of this image. Skykomish was once a major terminal for Great Northern's electric locomotive fleet, but with the dieselization of the Cascade Tunnel, became a much less-used station, with most of the yard now removed. Skykomish was Station No. 02116 on the BN Pacific Division. Thanks to Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive for providing public access to dozens of railroad documents: http://www.pnrarchive.org/SitePages/Home.aspx
Photo Date:  7/19/2016  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 1:33:41 PM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6013(ES44AC)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
NS 4067
Title:  NS 4067
Description:  NS 4067 is the second unit on Z-PTLCHC as it departs Wenatchee. In three days, 4067 will be in Chicago. 4067 was originally a GE C40-9, built in early 1995. In mid 2017, the unit was rebuilt into its current form as an AC44C6M, complete with a new number and safety cab. EDIT: On December 20, 2022, 4067 was the lead unit on a Norfolk Southern train that struck a truck in Collegedale, TN. Both crew members were hospitalized and later released in short order.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:51:09 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NS 4067(AC44C6M) BNSF 5359(C44-9W)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
CSX 3407
Title:  CSX 3407
Description:  CSX 3407 is a relatively new ET44AH at the time of this image. Today, its making its trek back to the east coast on a Portland-Chicago Z train, sandwiched between an NS rebuild and a BNSF Heritage I C44-9W.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:52:28 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3407(ET44AH)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
BNSF 1040
Title:  BNSF 1040
Description:  BNSF 1040 is the fourth and final unit on an eastbound stack train departing Wenatchee after a crew change. 1040 was built in late 1996, one of the first new units delivered to BNSF.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:53:43 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1040(C44-9W)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
BNSF 254538A
Title:  BNSF 254538A
Description:  BNSF 254538 A with JB Hunt 53' containers on train Z-PTLCHC EB at Wenatchee.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:55:26 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1040(C44-9W)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
BNSF 254538C
Title:  BNSF 254538C
Description:  BNSF 254538 C with JB Hunt and COFC Logistics 53' containers on train Z-PTLCHC EB at Wenatchee.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:56:06 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
BNSF 254538B
Title:  BNSF 254538B
Description:  BNSF 254538 B with JB Hunt 53' containers on train Z-PTLCHC EB at Wenatchee.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:56:43 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  95   Comments: 0
BNSF 254220A
Title:  BNSF 254220A
Description:  BNSF 254220 A with COFC Logistics and C.H. Robinson 53' containers on train Z-PTLCHC EB at Wenatchee.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:59:05 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
BNSF 254220B
Title:  BNSF 254220B
Description:  BNSF 254220 B with Schneider National 53' containers on train Z-PTLCHC EB at Wenatchee.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:59:46 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  102   Comments: 0
BNSF 3126
Title:  BNSF 3126
Description:  BNSF 3126 looks on as Z-PTLCHC departs the yard in Wenatchee. 3126 was built as a GP50 in 1985 for BN, and received its Swoosh paint in the mid 2000s.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 8:00:34 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3126(GP50)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
BNSF 5359
Title:  BNSF 5359
Description:  BNSF 5359 leads a "Z" stack train east out of Wenatchee on July 13, 2018. The train originated in Portland, and is bound for Chicago. 5359 has just recieved a new crew for the 167 mile run to Spokane. 5359 was built in 2001.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 7:44:42 PM
Location:  Wenatchee, WA
Author:  A. Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5359(C44-9W)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
Great Northern 1968 Calendar
Title:  Great Northern 1968 Calendar
Description:  On display at the Cashmere Museum and Pioner Center is a 1968 Great Northern calendar. Depicted is an ABBA set of F units dragging 200 ore cars to the ore docks in Superior.
Photo Date:  7/14/2018  Upload Date: 8/27/2021 9:29:54 PM
Location:  Cashmere, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Old Cascade Tunnel
Title:  Old Cascade Tunnel
Description:  The west portal of the original Cascade tunnel sits forlorn and abandoned. The Iron Goat Trail runs from the tunnel portal along the original right of way of the Great Northern route. This area is very close to the site of Wellington, a railroad town where two trains were swept off the mountain in an avalanche. The route was bypassed in 1929 when the current Cascade Tunnel opened for service. Today, a small creek runs through the old tunnel, which has been blocked for hikers.
Photo Date:  7/15/2018  Upload Date: 8/27/2021 9:05:42 PM
Location:  Tye, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Track
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Views:  114   Comments: 0
Cascade Tunnel No.1 West Portal
Title:  Cascade Tunnel No.1 West Portal
Description:  A small creek runs through the original Cascade Tunnel. In late 2007, part of the tunnel roof collapsed, blocking the tunnel to hikers. The Iron Goat Trail runs from here several miles along the old roadbed to where the old route meets the current at Scenic.
Photo Date:  7/15/2018  Upload Date: 8/27/2021 9:06:34 PM
Location:  Tye, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Track
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
Water Tower at Tye/Wellington
Title:  Water Tower at Tye/Wellington
Description:  This overgrown concrete foundation was once the site of the water tower in Wellington, on the original alignment of the Great Northern Steven Pass route. When the Great Northern mainline was rerouted through the Cascade Tunnel, this water tower, along with the rest of Wellington, was abandoned.
Photo Date:  7/15/2018  Upload Date: 8/27/2021 9:09:27 PM
Location:  Tye, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
Windy Point Viewpoint Sign
Title:  Windy Point Viewpoint Sign
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2018  Upload Date: 8/27/2021 9:28:57 PM
Location:  Tye, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  BN 8131(SD40-2) BN 3515(GP40M)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
BNSF 2076
Title:  BNSF 2076
Description:  GP38-2 2076 leads sister unit 2080 with a train of tank cars. The units were built in 1970, and were some of the first units to arrive new for BN. The unusual cars behind the engines are used for hauling large sub-assemblies of airplanes for Boeing. Today, they are being used as buffer cars. The second car, TBCX 777015, is one of 20 cars in the 777000 series. These cars were built to haul sub-assemblies for Boeing 777s from Wichita to Everett. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:56:21 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  K. Connor
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2076(GP38-2) BNSF 2080(GP38-2)
Views:  362   Comments: 0
BNSF 2080
Title:  BNSF 2080
Description:  BNSF 2080, a GP38-2, is the second unit pulling the string of tank cars. The unit was built in 1972, and recieved its AC unit and "swoosh" paint in the mid 2010s. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:57:10 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  K. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2080(GP38-2) BNSF 2076(GP38-2)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
Aircraft Parts Car
Title:  Aircraft Parts Car
Description:  BNSF 800516 is an aircraft parts car. Its the same basic idea as an Auto parts boxcar, but carrying large plane sub-assemblies required some reworking of the standard boxcar. The large covers (labeled on first and off first) are designed to be lifted off by a crane. Its a similar idea to a steel coil car. Today, its serving as a buffer car. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:57:50 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  K. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2080(GP38-2)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
Procor 74044
Title:  Procor 74044
Description:  Procor 74044 and its cohorts makeup this train. The first three cars are Plate C tank cars. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:58:58 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  K. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
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Views:  178   Comments: 0
GATX 74767
Title:  GATX 74767
Description:  GATX 74767 brings up the rear of the train. Once, the local train was the cabooses last stand, now FREDs are common even on these runs. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 9:59:43 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  K. Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  173   Comments: 0
SoundTransit 329
Title:  SoundTransit 329
Description:  SoundTransit 329 leads a commuter train into the Edmonds station. 329 is equipped with a special push-pull cab on one end, unlike the 110 behind it. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 10:00:16 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SDRX 904(F59PHI)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
SoundTransit 110
Title:  SoundTransit 110
Description:  SoundTransit 110 is the second car on the train. 110 was built to a standard Bombardier cab-car design, and trails cab-car 329. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 10:00:53 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  182   Comments: 0
SoundTransit 904
Title:  SoundTransit 904
Description:  Sound Transit 904 was built in 2001 as an F59PHI. In 2002, it was leased to Virginia Railway Express, and stayed there until 2007. Here, 904 crosses West Dayton Street in Edmonds on the Scenic subdivision. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 10:01:37 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SDRX 904(F59PHI)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
SNDX 403
Title:  SNDX 403
Description:  SoundTransit 403 is the only standard coach in this short train. It appears to be of a standard Bombardier design. Still frame from original video.
Photo Date:  7/23/2018  Upload Date: 2/22/2022 10:57:13 PM
Location:  Edmonds, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
BNSF 902810
Title:  BNSF 902810
Description:  BNSF 902810 at Skykomish.
Photo Date:  7/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/19/2022 12:01:23 AM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  80   Comments: 0
BNSF 902671
Title:  BNSF 902671
Description:  BNSF 902671 at Skykomish.
Photo Date:  7/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/19/2022 12:02:11 AM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
First Of The Class Leads #8
Title:  First Of The Class Leads #8
Description:  Amtrak 300 leads the eastbound Empire Builder into Leavenworth. The ALC-42 is the first engine of Amtraks order for 125 such units, and is painted in Amtraks Phase VI paint scheme. Unlike previous liveries, the carbody of the unit is mostly blue, with red, white, and silver accents.
Photo Date:  7/14/2022  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 12:00:30 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 300(ALC-42)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
ALC-42 at Leavenworth
Title:  ALC-42 at Leavenworth
Description:  Amtrak 300 prepares to depart Leavenworth with the eastbound Empire Builder. 300 is the first of Amtrak's new ALC-42 passenger units built by Siemens. These units will replace the General Electric units currently in use on the rest of the Amtrak system. 300 was completed in April of 2021 and was delivered to Amtrak in June of that year.
Photo Date:  7/14/2022  Upload Date: 1/22/2023 12:12:17 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 300(ALC-42)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
Looking West at Sky
Title:  Looking West at Sky
Description:  BNSFs ex-Great Northern Scenic Subdivision lies quiet on a mid-July afternoon at Skykomish. The center track is the Skykomish Siding, with the main off to the right. On the left are a handful of tracks leading the BNSFs maintenance yard in Sky. Skykomish was once an important division point on the railroad. In the GN days, Sky was the western end of Great Northern electric operations, and a large yard for servicing both steam and electric power existed on the south end of town. After GN pulled the plug on electric operations in 1956, Skykomish remained an important helper station for GN and later Burlington Northern. Helpers were often addd or cut off from ascending or descending trains here. The end of manned helper operations with the introduction of DPUs led to furthern cutbacks at Sky, and today only a fraction of the former rail infrastructure remains.
Photo Date:  7/14/2022  Upload Date: 11/15/2022 12:00:52 AM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
BNSF Intermodal Coasts Downhill
Title:  BNSF Intermodal Coasts Downhill
Description:  The engineer of BNSF 8193 waves as his train coasts downgrade at Leavenworth. BNSF 8193 was built in 2014-2015 as an ES44C4, and is common power on hot intermodal trains across the BNSF system. The second unit is Norfolk Southern 9681, a C44-9W rebuilt from a 4000 horsepower C40-9W.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 9/22/2022 12:00:11 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8193(ES44C4) NS 9681(C44-9W) BNSF 5105(C44-9W)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
Thoroughbred Dash-9
Title:  Thoroughbred Dash-9
Description:  Norfolk Southern 9681 is the second unit on an eastbound Z-train descending the grade at Leavenworth. 9681 is a C44-9W. This unit and other units of Norfolk Southerns Dash-9 fleet were originally built with a horsepower rating of 4000 horsepower. The 4000 HP Dash-9s were exclusive to Norfolk Southern, and were built in the mid/late 1990s. In the early 2010s, NS began upgrading these units to 4400 horsepower, and this unit recieved said upgrade in 2013.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 10/24/2022 12:00:48 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NS 9681(C44-9W) BNSF 5105(C44-9W)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
C44-9W 5105
Title:  C44-9W 5105
Description:  BNSF 5105 is the third unit on an eastbound intermodal gliding downhill at Leavenworth. The train has just crested the summit of Stevens Pass, and is now heading downhill towards the crewchange point at Wenatchee. 5105 is a C44-9W, built by GE in 2004.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 12/1/2022 12:00:28 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5105(C44-9W)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
DTTX 765499
Title:  DTTX 765499
Description:  DTTX 765499 (3-unit well car) on BNSF Z-train EB at Leavenworth.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 12:01:00 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
DTTX 789761
Title:  DTTX 789761
Description:  DTTX 789761 (3-unit well car) on BNSF Z-train EB at Leavenworth.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 12:01:35 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  44   Comments: 0
DTTX 765565
Title:  DTTX 765565
Description:  DTTX 765565 (3-unit well car) on BNSF Z-train EB at Leavenworth.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 12:02:23 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  44   Comments: 0
AOK 73330
Title:  AOK 73330
Description:  Arkansas-Oklahoma 73330 on BNSF Z-train EB at Leavenworth.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 10/19/2022 12:00:42 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Action
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Views:  72   Comments: 0
Z-Train Climbing The Hill
Title:  Z-Train Climbing The Hill
Description:  The engineer of BNSF 6667 gives us a wave as his Z-train rumbles through Leavenworth. Located at 1,171 feet above sea-level, Leavenworth is one of the few flat spots on the Stevens Pass Route. This train has already climbed nearly 400 feet from the division point at Wenatchee, but will still have to climb another 1700 feet to the summit. The engineer keeps his 4 engines pulling as the rear of his train comes off the 1.6% grade from Wenatchee, and the front begins the long 1.4% climb to the Cascade Tunnel. The second engine is a Canadian Pacific AC44CW.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 8/17/2022 12:00:19 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6667(ES44C4) CP 8502(AC44CW) BNSF 5264(C44-9W) BNSF 6928(ES44C4)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Genesis Leads The Builder
Title:  Genesis Leads The Builder
Description:  The crew of the eastbound Empire Builder waves as their train enters Leavenworth. Amtrak 82 leads #8 today, and will connect with the Portland Section of the train (#28 Eastbound), and run as one combined train the rest of the way to Chicago as train #8. AMTK 82 is a P42DC, built in 1997 by General Electric. These units are being actively phased out of service on the Empire Builder by new Siemens ALC-42s.
Photo Date:  7/15/2022  Upload Date: 12/23/2022 1:10:19 AM
Location:  Leavenworth, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 82(P42DC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0


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